Elon Musk: Elon Musk's greatest lessons for business, life, entrepreneurship, and changing the world!

By Adam Briggs

ELON MUSK
 

Enter The Fascinating World Of Elon Musk, And Learn How He Became So Successful...

The name Elon Musk is so well-known today, it could easily be on par with any everyday word used in the English language. When one sees him, one outwardly sees a passionate and ambi

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ingram Publishing
• Release date: Dec 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781761031311

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Introduction

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Embellished with the color purple due to the pervasiveness of the Jacaranda Tree, the city of Pretoria in South Africa is a marvel. Just north of Johannesburg, amongst the city’s many notable features is its place as one of the prominent commercial and business hubs in the country. This is perhaps fitting for a budding entrepreneur, of which Pretoria has many. On June 28, 1971 one such entrepreneur-to-be was born in Pretoria, and his influence would go on to extend far beyond the Rainbow Nation.

The name Elon Musk is so well-known today, it could easily be on par with any everyday word used in the English language. When one sees him, one outwardly sees a passionate and ambitious entrepreneur who does not rest on his laurels. Despite achieving so much success, Elon Musk strives for more; at times, his ideas seem so out of this world (no pun intended!) that skeptics are quick to criticize him. But love him or hate him, Elon Musk cannot be ignored. And regardless of the opinion on his ideas for the future, one cannot help but admire his curiosity. Though he has come a long way from his childhood in Pretoria, listening to him speak evokes an image of the young curious child who dreamt of taking on the world.

His motivation behind his life’s work has always had one primary focus: the betterment of humanity. For a boy who spent much time by himself, buried in his books, his concern for all of humanity matches that of many activists. While he is an ambitious businessman, he is not possessed by profits and the desire to become the world’s richest man. In spite of the financial success he has achieved, he measures his own success by how his ventures improve the lives of his fellow human beings. With the Internet, he created one of the web’s first online city guides. He followed this up with taking on the finance industry and introducing digital payments that have now become mainstream. Energy and space exploration are next on his agenda, and his ideas seem extraordinary. But for anyone familiar with Elon Musk’s resume, his endeavors may be unusual but are always sure to make an impression on the world at large.

What goes on in the mind of Elon Musk is a mystery. The only conclusion one can draw is that his ideas seem absurd to many, and his harshest skeptics aim to denounce him. However, Elon Musk is like a stubborn child – unable to take no for an answer, preferring to prove his skeptics wrong. His career has been unusual amongst entrepreneurs and despite the ups and downs, he remains a significant cultural and business icon of the 21st Century, and will remain in the zeitgeist for decades to come.

Like all great stories about fascinating individuals, Elon Musk’s story does not begin with splendor. It is through perseverance that he has been able to achieve the heights that he has achieved. His beginnings are no different from yours or mine, and his circumstances may